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Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 5408

Here's a commercial for Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips (or was it known as Arthur Treachers Seafood at this point?) featuring a jingle.

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Yankee Doodle Dandy - "Birthday Parties" (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 9299

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Here's a commercial for the Yankee Doodle Dandy restaurant chain highlighting that they can host a birthday party for your child.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, July 23rd 1976.

The Ground Round (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 14162

Here's a commercial for the old restaurant chain The Ground Round. Apparently, they are still in business in some form, but certainly not around here.

"A Family Fun Place to Eat and Drink"

(the Carson Pirie Scott overlay at the end was a mistake - it was supposed to be added to the next commercial which was for a perfume available at Carson's)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 11th 1981.

Arthur Treacher's Seafood Restaurant - "Take Time Out" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 4676

Here's a commercial for Arthur Treacher's Seafood Restaurant featuring a jingle of theirs.

"Take Time Out For The Good Things In Life"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 26th 1980.

Showbiz Pizza Place - "New Sandwiches" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 5306

Here's a commercial for Showbiz Pizza advertising their new deli sandwich offerings. (Pizza? Nah - give me a sandwich...) ? Come for the Pizza, Stay For the Fun!

Locations: Darien - Bloomingdale - Arlington Heights

"I'll Bet That Bizza Tastes Goooood!"

This aired on either Saturday, May 8th 1982 or Sunday, May 9th 1982.

Burger Chef - "King Kong Glasses" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 5600

Here's another commercial for Burger Chef featuring their promotion of glasses for the "King Kong" movie.

"You get more to like at Burger Chef."

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, July 7th 1977 during the 7pm to 8pm hour. (1976 Copyright)

Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips - "Shhh!" (1977)

Views: 13724

Here's a commercial for Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips.

There's a secret. Shhh! Shhh!
Where's the secret? Shhh! Shhh!
The secret's at your fingertips
It's Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips.

How do we make the meal you can't make at home? What makes our fish filets so crunchy? Our chips like French Fries outside and baked inside? We'll never tell!

There's a secret here tonight
Real good secret here tonight
Clap your h...

Courtesy Home Center (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 3097

Here is a commercial for the defunct, pre-Home-Depot home-improvement chain. Did they have stores outside of the Chicagoland area?

Ahh...so many memories of going to the one next to Forest Park Mall with my Dad as a kid, looking for a wooden shim or some kind of junk, and being incredibly bored. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in October of 1984.

Bonanza Restaurants (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 9026

Here's a neat commercial for Bonanza Restaurants - which later became Ponderosa. (or did they have both at the same time in Chicago?)

This aired on local Detroit TV on Friday, January 14th 1977. (not Chicago, but still cool)